Nintendo Releasing Ports for the Nintendo Switch is Smart

Nintendo Releasing Ports for the Nintendo Switch is Smart, considering so little people got to play them because of the lack of success of the Wii U, as these were fantastic games. Now they have that chance for the first time.

This is a response to your later post saying "i don't think remasters or whatnot are bad, but when it's the only content that a console has (and that was the case early this gen), well, then there's a problem."

Are you serious?!!! Do you really think that nobody remembers the games that came out in 2014?

These are just some of the biggest games of 2014. I've also left out exclusives and yearly games. Nobody was stuck playing just ports early this gen and only desperate fanboys are trying to rewrite history. Nintendo themselves have already put out more ports on the Switch than all of the 3rd party ports combined (6 total) put out for the PS4/XB1 in 2014. Sony and Microsoft each put out just 1 port in 2014.

Wasn't the Wii U a PortStation of Nintendo exclusive itself in its early years? Was that a smart move? The problem is they charge full price for old games. Nintendo sure knows how to extract maximum profit from their loyal fanbase. PlayStation sells fully remade or remastered games for half price. Now that is a ver smart move imho.

@Supersonic Smart move doesn't always mean honorable move. And that's not always a bad thing. Never have gamecube or wii or wii u, so i would like to see mario sunshine, galaxy, donkey kong, xenoblade to be remastered.

There are also people who didn't play the PS4 and XB1 remasters before. And actually, several Wii U titles sold milions of copies, like MK8 for example. More than many of the games that were ported to the other consoles.

Difference is you went from an install base of 80-90 million on the Xbox 360 and PS3. Wii U came from 13 million, which means FAR less people already played these games. On the other systems the remasters were not first party titles, but 3rd party titles.. which were a little more readily available.

I don't mind them either way, but I agree with the article that it's smart. There were some awesome games on Wii U that now have a real chance of being played and selling well.

I get that some people missed them, but that goes for any remaster on any console.You can't just say far less people played them, that depends entirely on the game. Take Mario Kart 8 for example, it sold 8+ million on Wii U. So, actually a lot of people already played it before it was ported to the Switch. The point is, if people applaud remasters and ports for the Switch, they shouldn't complain about them on other systems either. There will always be people who missed them regardless of install base, and for those a remaster can be a welcome addition. That goes for the Switch, but also for the PS4 and Xbox One. I think it's hypocritical to slam them on one system and praise them on another.

yeah Mario Kart is probably the lone example of an extremely successful game getting a re-release on the Switch. But they improved some areas of game and gave us the entire package, so I don't mind that.

again, this is just one person's opinion, I never once slammed re-releases, I just don't buy them if I don't want to.

@ Neonridr: games like Hyrule Warriors and Pokken Tournament didn't do bad on the Wii U either. And I don't mind remasters either, I just think people should be coherent and not slam them on one console and praise them on another (not saying you do this but the author of this article does).

That's BS. Those ports this site so against before weren't played by a lot of people either, especially people from another console. It is the same practice here, but Nintendo gets a pass? Not surprises there. This site has been pushing Nintendo agendas forever, and he thinks the Internet forgets. Next article we'll see is him praising U4 after making several articles one after another against is shortly after release

@Aspiring - you mean as opposed to this site which is clearly pushing Pro Sony agendas? The remasters we get on PS4/XB1 are games that were available on the PS3/360, which had massive install bases. Sometimes these games sold millions of copies, but are getting double or even triple dipped.

The Wii U had a tiny install base, and many opted to skip the system altogether. Some of these games deserve to be played. Switch will have a considerably larger install base, thus more opportunities for these games to be played.

Some games deserve to be remastered and re-released, I don't discount that. But with Nintendo it's all first party software basically that is getting re-released. With the PS4 and XB1 it's primarily 3rd party software that is getting that treatment.

This site does not make the news. You are only referring to the comment and the majority of people here who are PS4 supporters, while here we are talking about this article

It doesn’t matter if the Wii u failed, it is the same principle of remaster and re selling here. You are either With it, or you are not regardless of who is doing. Unfortunately for Darklink the Internet never forgets and he is being a hypocrite

i don't think remasters or whatnot are bad, but when it's the only content that a console has (and that was the case early this gen), well, then there's a problem. nintendo has plenty of content other than these few ports they're releasing.

-A great way to reestablish the presence of successful IPs on a new console.

-Buy some time by pushing the sales of the system with first party releases with secondary teams while primary teams are focused on new IPs or sequels

- Take up retail space with memorable classics to remind gamers which type of IPs will be important in the new launch console. . -Bolster the launch lineup and a bit of extra funding for game development in the long run.

From the same guy who was crying about too many remasters. Guess none of that matters since it's from Nintendo. I didn't buy a switch to play Remasters that cost $59.99 They could at least sell them for $39 like Sony does with remasters & remakes.